Fixed block (solid)mode for moving parts (multigrid projection)

Deon Beauchamp shared this feedback 3 days ago
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There appears to be quite a problem with printing blueprints with sub-grids in SE1.

In SE1 there is a function to change a grid from static to mobile on the info menu.

Is it possible to have a similar(but not the same) idea with the printing of multiple grid blueprints i.e.grids with subgrids. This is not to say that a static block is made from a mobile block, but a moving part block becomes solid block, but still could be part of a mobile grid.


If the moving part blocks temporarily became a non-moving part fixed block making one unified grid from a multigrid. It could be copied as single grid, projected and printed. The moving part blocks after printing could then be re-activated and converted back from being a fixed block to a moving block and the grid divided back to being multigrid. The moving parts blocks would require to be set to a zeroed move position before any conversion could take place to keep all angles and gaps as grid normal.

This probably would not work for all builds, but it might be good start for many.

Does this make Sense?

Example :

Two part hinge becomes one part block.

The two grids either side of the hinge become one grid.

Blueprint taken, projected and printed.

Hinge converted back to two parts and grids separated.(A bit like merge blocks)


Clang thinks about this a little, and agrees not to interfere.

It would also be straight forward to bring a solid non-moving version of these blocks into SE2 now as in this state they would not really do much.(hinge, rotor, piston,others)

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If anyone can explain this more clearly, please feel free to do so.

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If I recall there's a mod/plugin combo for SE1 that lets you print subgrids on to a construct, no grid-locking shenanigans required, though the option to just lock a subgrid like that anyways to reduce clang could be useful...

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